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Genus Vespula

Forest Yellowjacket · Prairie Yellowjacket · Cuckoo Yellowjacket · Blackjacket · Downy Yellowjacket

Species Vespula acadica - Forest Yellowjacket
Forest Yellowjacket worker - Vespula acadica - female Forest Yellowjacket worker - Vespula acadica - female Melanic acadica? - Vespula acadica - male Forest Yellowjacket? - Vespula acadica - female Forest Yellowjacket? - Vespula acadica - female Yellowjacket - Vespula acadica - male Yellowjacket - Vespula acadica - male Yellowjacket - Vespula acadica - male

Species Vespula atropilosa - Prairie Yellowjacket
Yellow Jacket? - Vespula atropilosa Yellowjacket - Vespula atropilosa - female Prairie Yellowjacket - Vespula atropilosa - female Prairie Yellowjacket - Vespula atropilosa - female atropilosa queen - Vespula atropilosa - female atropilosa queen - Vespula atropilosa - female atropilosa queen - Vespula atropilosa - female Vespula pensylvanica worker, queen? - Vespula atropilosa

Species Vespula austriaca - Cuckoo Yellowjacket
Vespula austriaca - female

Species Vespula consobrina - Blackjacket
Blackjacket - Vespula consobrina - male Blackjacket - Vespula consobrina - male Blackjacket - Vespula consobrina Blackjacket? - Vespula consobrina Vespula consobrina 01c - Vespula consobrina Black and White hornet-Not bald faced - Vespula consobrina - female Black Jacket - Vespula consobrina - male Black Jacket Queen - Vespula consobrina - female

Species Vespula flavopilosa - Downy Yellowjacket
Yellow-haired Yellowjacket - Vespula flavopilosa - male Yellow Jacket 1 - Vespula flavopilosa V. flavopilosa queen - Vespula flavopilosa - female Vespula flavopilosa nest envelope - Vespula flavopilosa Yellowjacket 8 - Vespula flavopilosa Yellowjacket 93 worker - Vespula flavopilosa - female Yellowjacket 93 Worker - Vespula flavopilosa - female Vespula flavopilosa intact nest. - Vespula flavopilosa


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